My flaky boss presented everyone in her department with unwrapped Christmas presents yesterday (Wed., 30 Nov.): thermal tumblers, all with their price tags still affixed ($12.99 from Kohl's, if it matters ( Read more... )

...is for the bloody furnace to start working again ( Read more... )

..for there to be a major holiday that doesn't leave me feeling even more like a fish on a bicycle: superfluous, depressed, irritated, and even more at odds with my fellow man than I normally am?

No?

OK. Just thought I'd ask.

Every December, some of my co-workers pass out Christmas cards; as I've never done this, the number of cards that I get has steadily fallen off, which is fine by me. By unspoken agreement, we're supposed to tack or tape these cards to a wall of our cubicles for all passerby (but primarily the people in our department) to stop and admire ( Read more... )